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Army awards Tillman posthumous Silver Star
CNN ^
| April 30, 2004
| CNN
Posted on 04/30/2004 3:12:08 PM PDT by The Bandit
Edited on 04/30/2004 3:36:16 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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To: Dog
He died leading a charge up a hill to take out an Al Qaeda position... We really lost a special person that day. :-( "Hero" really does fit in this instance.
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posted on
05/05/2004 8:53:32 AM PDT
by
Coop
(Freedom isn't free)
To: The Bandit
I wish Kerry had earned his this way.
To: UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
Most of the Medals of Honor awarded during the Civil War were later dropped from the rolls as undeserved. One whole company received them as a reenlistment inducement. MOH was created at the time of the War Between the States, and was at the time the only USA military decoration. Its current status as the highest and rarest military decoration is a 20th Century development.
63
posted on
05/05/2004 9:09:37 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: HiJinx
Back when I was in.....LOL
An honest-to-gawd old school brown booter?
Probably even go back beyond TW's.
And of course you know what a P-38 is and how many cranks it takes to get the beans and MFers opened, right?
64
posted on
05/05/2004 9:18:30 AM PDT
by
Eagle Eye
(Coming to you live from HESCO city...)
To: Eagle Eye
Not quite...I came in in '76 and retired in '96, so...
65
posted on
05/05/2004 9:54:42 AM PDT
by
HiJinx
("Occupation is too important to be left entirely to the diplomats." wretchard 5-5-04)
To: HiJinx
Ah, we're contemporaries.
66
posted on
05/05/2004 10:01:02 AM PDT
by
Eagle Eye
(Coming to you live from HESCO city...)
To: Teplukin
Good idea, but is there any precedent for revoking medals, especially Purple Hearts?
They gave medals out like candy back then, so he'll have to keep his Bronze Star & Silver Star, but his first Purple Heart is awfully suspicious even for the handing-out-medals-like-candy atmosphere back then.
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posted on
05/05/2004 10:01:13 AM PDT
by
Nataku X
(Kerry's Entire Campaign: Bush bad. Medals good. Bush bad.)
To: Eagle Eye
Ay-up. Except that your butt's on the line and I'm sitting in a cube...
Take care, y'hear?
68
posted on
05/05/2004 10:08:52 AM PDT
by
HiJinx
("Occupation is too important to be left entirely to the diplomats." wretchard 5-5-04)
To: HiJinx
Me? I've got a cushy remf-like job. Well, sort of.
Thanks, gotta fly soon. Take care.
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posted on
05/05/2004 10:43:47 AM PDT
by
Eagle Eye
(Coming to you live from HESCO city...)
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